First Elk

[Daves762]

Outstanding Bull. Great job.

 

[no1cr500racer]

Awesome!

 

[thompson9588]

Nice Elk, congrats!!

 

[OG10]

Awsome, congratulations on your first bull, hopefully now one of many more to come.

 

[Opa-lopa]

Congrats! Nice bull!

 

[frankinaustin]

Everyone: thanks so much for the congratulatory posts! To be transparent I did not expect any of it! Thanks!

NOW: this story gets even better:
Last night my wife and I were eating dinner (elk steak) and without prompting she said "I'm surprised how good this is. I normally don't really love your steaks. But this elk is good. WE NEED TO GET MORE ELK!"

I sense future elk hunts will not face any resistance!

 

[ShtrRdy]

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NOW: this story gets even better:
Last night my wife and I were eating dinner (elk steak) and without prompting she said "I'm surprised how good this is. I normally don't really love your steaks. But this elk is good. WE NEED TO GET MORE ELK!"

I sense future elk hunts will not face any resistance!

That's awesome!

 

[Jeremy Henderson]

Congratulations!!

 

[Jump-High-235]

Congrats! And great use of the tractor!

 

[jfolanddvm]

Congrats on your first elk!! And even more important, congrats on introducing your wife to what I think is one of the best game meats in N.A. In an age when "free range", "grass fed", and "organic" are all the rage, we get to eat meat that ticks all these boxes with emphasis. No added hormones or antibiotics in those steaks!

 

[Huntz]

Nice Elk for sure and I like how you pack them out!!

 

[Stgraves260]

Howdy all -
Just got back from my 3rd elk hunt with my FIRST Elk Kill! Respectable 5x5 shot in the Glenwood Canyon, unit 444. 220y heart shot on opening day of first rifle season. 300 win mag, 180gr Nos Accubond, 73gr IMR4350, 3130 fps muzzle. Bottom pic is the recovered bullet from behind the far shoulder under the skin. Bullet weight 180.0 gr when I loaded it on Oct 6, 2019. Ended up weighing 124.2 gr afterword. Elk was recovered less than 5 yards from where I shot him.

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Great job. Thanks for sharing your adventure!!!

 

[Urban Shooter]

Nice Elk, you were obviously better prepared than the average elk hunter. A 300 Win Mag is more than adequate, one shot and done!

My first elk was with a 25-06 with bullets designed for deer/ antelope. The 117 grain bullets blew up on the way in, needed 2 shots to finish it! I was on a antelope hunt and went as a guest, but when my friend shot a monster 400+ inch bull, I got the fever and had to get one also, although mine was a 340in bull. Great memories.

Good luck with your new quest, nothing like elk hunting.

T

 

[kolob10]

Congratulations. I have never shot one close to the truck or camp. My wife will not eat any wild game except elk so I get no resistance from her.